LENS PERFORMANCE SURVEY RESULTS

NAME Performance WIDE
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Performance WIDE
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Performance LONG
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Performance LONG
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Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Olympus Zuiko MC 16mm f/3.5 fisheye good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
    critical
(*)
  heavy
(**)
  neutral little flare
(****)
good - very good
(3.77)
  superb
(*****)
7
Olympus Zuiko MC 18mm f/3.5 good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  heavy
(**+)
  neutral quite heavy
(**+)
very good
(4.09)
  superb
(*****)
11
Olympus Zuiko MC 21mm f/2 good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    heavy distortions
(**+)
  heavy
(**)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.21)
  very good
(****+)
10
Olympus Zuiko MC 21mm f/3.5 very good
(****)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***-)
  heavy
(**-)
  warm quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.2)
  very good
(****+)
7
Olympus Zuiko MC 24mm f/2 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  warm some flare
(***-)
good
(3.3)
  superb
(*****)
10
Olympus Zuiko MC 24mm f/2.8 Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  slightly warm quite heavy
(**+)
average
(2.99)
  good
(***+)
15
Olympus Zuiko MC 28mm f/2 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.99)
  very good
(****+)
6
Olympus Zuiko MC 28mm f/2.8 Ok
(**-)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  warm some flare
(***)
average
(2.78)
  very good
(****)
10
Olympus Zuiko MC 35mm f/2 good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.14)
  very good
(****+)
13
Olympus Zuiko MC 35mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.98)
  very good
(****)
7

NAME Performance WIDE
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Performance WIDE
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Performance LONG
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Performance LONG
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Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Olympus Zuiko MC 35mm f/2.8 shift Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***-)
  warm heavy flare
(*)
average
(2.63)
  good
(***)
5
Olympus Zuiko MC 50mm f/1.4 Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.44)
  very good
(****)
18
Olympus Zuiko MC 50mm f/1.8 good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.76)
  good
(***+)
25
Olympus Zuiko MC 50mm f/2 macro good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm no flare
(*****)
very good
(4.23)
  superb
(*****)
12
Olympus Zuiko MC 50mm f/3.5 macro good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.05)
  very good
(****)
13
Olympus Zuiko MC 85mm f/2 Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
    little distortions
(****+)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.38)
  very good
(****)
12
Olympus Zuiko MC 90mm f/2 macro good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.12)
  superb
(*****)
8
Olympus Zuiko MC 100mm f/2 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.34)
  superb
(*****)
13
Olympus Zuiko MC 100mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.91)
  very good
(****+)
9
Olympus Zuiko MC 135mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****-)
good - very good
(3.95)
  very good
(****+)
5

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
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Performance LONG
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Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Olympus Zuiko MC 135mm f/3.5 poor
(*)
good
(***+)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.94)
  very good
(****)
5
Olympus Zuiko MC 180mm f/2 very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.86)
  very good
(****+)
5
Olympus Zuiko MC 180mm f/2.8 good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
good - very good
(3.75)
  very good
(****)
6
Olympus Zuiko MC 200mm f/4 Ok
(**-)
good
(***-)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
average
(2.81)
  good
(***+)
9
Olympus Zuiko MC 300mm f/4.5 good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
good
(3.41)
  very good
(****+)
9
Olympus Zuiko MC 35-80mm f/2.8 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.62)
  superb
(*****)
11
Olympus Zuiko MC 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**-)
sub-average
(2.37)
  good
(***+)
8
Olympus Zuiko MC 75-150mm f/4 poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
little distortions
(****)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.21)
  very good
(****)
5

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